I have SO many pictures from everyday, it’s hard to narrow it down to just a few to share. I have a serious photo fetish! I may need therapy.

The hardest part is, that I can’t share any of the ones of Baby Girl with you. She is SUCH a doll! She is growing up so fast, and I am very glad that we got some time with her again. She will be almost a year old when they come back to Georgia for the winter.

I did manage to get a real neat slide show of our vacation made. JJ helped me. It has music, cool effects and everything… but WAY too big to put up on here. So, I am sending one to my mom and dad, Matt & Amy, and any one else in the family who wants one.

But for now, here are some photos of the next three or four days of our trip.

Monday: Dad & Carol came to visit us, and love on Baby Girl, in San Rafael.

A great geo-cash tree!! Actually, it was a great tree even without the geo-cashing. Harrison wants to move there when he grows up. I hope he forgets. It was pretty cold… I’d worry.

Do you see the dark dot on the left? It’s a sea-lion jumping out of the water. The whole island is covered with sea-lions. We could hear them barking.

As we were hiking, we came along this wild turkey. She was awesome! We could hear chicks too, but she was doing a good job of protecting them.

At the Nicholas Green Memorial.

Thursday: Leaving Bodega Bay and heading back to San Rafael.

We LOVE the beach and enjoyed every bit of time there. The boys think that geo-cashing is one of their favorite things to do. Combine that with the beach and they are some very happy kids. Thanks Uncle Matt & Aunt Amy. You ROCK!

I am a mother to four boys, and a teacher to the three youngest. I enjoy really KNOWING my kids and finding each of their unique talents. I went into homeschooling kicking and screaming many years ago, and you couldn't pay me to give it up now. Teaching these boys about their Savior, and making them into great Christian Warriors is my most important duty.

I am also an artist and love to create things big and small. In the way that most women can't get enough shoes, jewelry and clothes... I can never have too many art supplies! :)

Jesus is the center of our home, and there is no way I could do what I do with out the assurance that He is with me everyday. Ever since we brought Him into our home, there has been an undeniable peace here. Not that nothing goes wrong, or that we don't get sad, mad or angry. We do. But there is an underlying peace from Him that gives us the courage to keep going when the world seems to be crumbling around us.

This blog is just some of what our journey along life's path entails - as time allows, of course.

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Chiari Malformation

I would also like to bring attention to Chiari Malformation II. A rare birth defect that causes the brainstem and cerebellum to develop down in the spinal column instead of up in the skull - where they belong. Therefore compacting the spine, brain stem, cerebellum and possibly blocking the spinal fluid.

Read the story about our son with Chiari Malformation titled Gare-Bear's Chiari Journey in the tabs above, or in the pages below.